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OM Member Spotlight: How US Frame Factory Founders Use J.I.T. Manufacturing to Run their Business Lean
Picture this: It's a regular Monday evening, around 4:43 PM, and 24 year old Mateo Atwi is winding down at his warehouse. Suddenly, his phone lights up with an area code from eastern Pennsylvania. The next thing you know, steel coils from Ohio are rolling into the...
One Acadiana Luncheon Highlights OM Members that are Heating Up the Startup Scene
The One Acadiana June Luncheon was a testament to the power of community support and the remarkable potential of startups in the Acadiana region. For this luncheon, One Acadiana welcomed three Opportunity Machine (OM) startups to the stage - SafeBoard, Nestor, and...
FlyGuys: Alumni Spotlight
FlyGuys CEO Adam Zayor managed big construction projects early on in his work career. One day he watched video footage captured by a drone flying over one of his sites. He realized then the potential of inexpensive, small, unmanned eyes in...
Inspirational Women Leaders Of Tech: Laurel Hess of hampr On The Five Things You Need To Know In Order To Create A Very Successful Tech Company
As a part of my series about “Lessons From Inspirational Women Leaders in Tech”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Laurel Hess. Laurel Hess is the founder and CEO of hampr — a peer-to-peer on-demand laundry platform. As a busy working parent, Laurel created hampr as...
Opportunity Machine Hosts Grand Opening of New Office Downtown and Expands Programming
Lafayette, LA – Today, representatives from the Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA), Opportunity Machine (OM), Downtown Development Authority (DDA), and elected officials gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Opportunity Machine’s new downtown...
Click to Startup – How to Pick the Right Marketing Channel
Welcome to Click to Startup! A video series where we take our most frequently asked questions from startup founders and small business owners and answer them in quick and easy how-to videos. In this episode, Destin Ortego, Executive...
Opportunity Health 2021 Cohort
Healthcare startup accelerator, Opportunity Health, announces 2021 cohort; joins Global Accelerator Network (GAN) Lafayette, LA—Opportunity Health (OH), Acadiana’s healthcare-focused startup accelerator program, welcomes seven companies to their 2021 cohort. These...